Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[Catbird9]

I am new here too, can't really offer any suggestions. Just noticed in your picture the strap of Willis is very short and wondering how? I have a brown Willis on her way to me from eBay too.

It was probably shortened. The original Willis strap is 48".

 

[CPSE]

My blue station is all done! I love this color, I can't believe I found one. Before and after.

Beautiful!!! Now I (really) want a blue one to add to my station group.

 

[Narnanz]

Beautiful!!! Now I (really) want a blue one to add to my station group.

@valv54 has such wonderful bags...my want list is getting longer by the minute.

 

[valv54]

Simply gorgeous! This is now on my list of grail quests.

There were two just on ebay, one was an auction and one was a bin, which was mine. Look for a 97', that's when this color came out.

 

[valv54]

@valv54 has such wonderful bags...my want list is getting longer by the minute.

Lol, that's what happens when you hang around here, and thank you.

 

[binney]

I am new here too, can't really offer any suggestions. Just noticed in your picture the strap of Willis is very short and wondering how? I have a brown Willis on her way to me from eBay too.

Crap! You're right. Either it isn't a Willis or it isn't the original strap. We'll see what it is when I get my hands on it.

 

[valv54]

Crap! You're right. Either it isn't a Willis or it isn't the original strap. We'll see what it is when I get my hands on it.

We do have an authentication thread here too. If you have pictures of the creed.

 

[Narnanz]

Ok...Ive been very naughty...see Authenticated this thread.
It should rehab ok shouldnt it?

 

[valv54]

Ok...Ive been very naughty...see Authenticated this thread.
It should rehab ok shouldnt it?

Oh my, you got that yellow duffle didnt you. Lol! They rehab very well, just watch, the color really soaks up any kind of oily conditioner. I can never resist a yellow bag.

 

[Narnanz]

Oh my, you got that yellow duffle didnt you. Lol! They rehab very well, just watch, the color really soaks up any kind of oily conditioner. I can never resist a yellow bag.

I just love yellow...and looking at the bag over the last few weeks makes me happy.
Plus I booked my trip to Italy this week and its like a welldone present to me.

 

[valv54]

I just love yellow...and looking at the bag over the last few weeks makes me happy.
Plus I booked my trip to Italy this week and its like a welldone present to me.

Yesss!

 

[Aku_no_Hana]

My blue station is all done! I love this color, I can't believe I found one. Before and after.

So pretty! I can't wait to get home and check on my black one, I put the first coat of conditioner on this morning.

 

[Morgan_Bellini]

Hello all, newbie here. I have at least 20 Coach bags of all ages. I was on the Coach site and saw the refurbished Willis and fell in love. Scoured the reseller market and picked up a black Willis and a red Stewardess (I think). Going to try my hand at restoration. I've been reading blogs and watching YouTube videos. I have a question for all of you experts: one restorer (who does it for Coach), says she stopped soaking New York era bags, but steams them instead. How does one steam a bag?

Also, I'd love suggestions on tried and true products.

So glad to find this group!

My tried and true products are mild dish soap for the bath, Leather CPR for once daily conditioning until the bag is quenched, and Black Rocks for a finishing touch. I also use Brasso to polish the brass hardware after using 000 grade steel wool to remove the lacquer on the brass. I'm kinda new to rehabbing but I've been pleased with how all of my bags have turned out so I think I'm doing ok. My oldest bag is a pre-creed metal tag Courier Pouch and that came out just gorgeous after a bath and lots of conditioning. I do recommend that you skim through the 1500+ pages on this thread if you want to be amazed at the talents of some of the veteran rehabbers here. Plus you'll learn so much!

 

[qwertie]

My blue station is all done! I love this color, I can't believe I found one. Before and after.

That is a beautiful blue colour! This is a different colour than the navy, right? What a score!

Are you planning on using your blue novelty strap with it too?

 

[qwertie]

You could stuff it and let it sit for awhile. Hanging it in a warm steamy bathroom or wrapping with hot towels from the dryer might help.

Thanks whateve! I shall give it a try and report back!

So I stuffed my slightly flattened court bag for two days, and then moved into it. Couldn’t wait and needed a larger bag for the day. Guess I must love it! Turns out just using the bag is the best way to unflatten it in this case (since I think the bag only got flattened during shipping, and it wasn’t flat before that).
Yay!